I-Card Policies

General Policies

The BYU-Idaho I-Card is the official identification card for students, faculty, and administrators at BYU-Idaho. The I-Card is also a declining balance card (debit card) used at various locations across campus.

The I-Card allows you to:

Provide identification

Access certain campus events

Check out library materials

Gain admittance to athletic facilities

Cash checks on campus and other Cashier services

Obtain campus event tickets

Access the Testing Center

Spend pre-deposited funds on campus

Print in computer labs

In order to ensure that only authorized individuals receive an I-Card, a photo ID is required before a card will be issued (driver's license, passport, etc.).

Anyone wishing to obtain an I-Card must be in conformity with BYU-Idaho dress and grooming standards.

Use of the I-Card

The I-Card is yours to use, but it remains the property of BYU-Idaho. The I-Card must be returned to the University upon request. Fraudulent use of any I-Card may result in disciplinary action. You are entitled to have only ONE I-Card in your possession.

University departments, personnel, or community businesses may not ask to retain your I-Card as collateral for goods or services. Report any such occurrences to the I-Card Office.

In order to minimize your losses, it is your responsibility to inform the I-Card Office if you believe your card has been lost or stolen.

You may use the I-Card like a credit card at the following locations (Charges will be applied to your Personal Account and can be paid online or at the Cashier's Office):

University Store

Ticket Office

You may use the I-Card as a debit card at the following locations (Must pre-deposit money to your account):

Crossroads (University Cafeteria)

Vending Machines

Copy Spot

Ticket Office

Computer Labs

Student Eligibility

All students registered for class may obtain an I-Card beginning one week before the start of the semester they are attending. The spouse of a student may obtain an I-Card for free, as long as they are in the dress and grooming standards of BYU-Idaho.

Employee Eligibility

Full-Time Employees

All full-time employees are entitled to an employee I-Card. A spouse and family members of full-time employees are also entitled to have an I-Card. Dependents children 8 to 26 will be issued an I-Card free of charge (covered dependents are defined as unmarried dependents living in the same household).

Part-Time Employees

Regular part-time employees are entitled to an I-Card. However, spouses and children are not eligible. Temporary part-time employees are not entitled to an I-Card.

Care of the I-Card

Care for your I-Card the same as you would your driver's license, credit cards, or cash.

Do not bend the I-Card (card readers cannot read bent or cracked cards)

Do not wash your card (doing so may damage the magnetic strip)

Do not use the card as an ice scraper to clean your car windows

Keep the back of the card away from the back of other cards with magnetic strips (magnetic fields can erase each other)

Keep your card away from any magnetic fields such as VCRs, stereo speakers, or magnetic boards found at grocery stores and some department stores